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Four Czech & Slovak holiday traditions you can find at the Old World Christmas Market

November 10, 2017

1. Christmas Carp 2. Christmas Tree 3. Svatý Mikuláš 4. Christmas Markets Bonus: Killian’s Santa’s Workshop: a Special Cedar Rapids Holiday Tradition Old World Christmas Market – Dec. 2, 10 – 5…

The NCSML’s partnership with KJK Jewelry brings custom-designed charm collections

November 8, 2017

Social, Store, Uncategorized

By Sarah Jane Wick, Director of the NCSML Museum Store There has been a long-standing relationship between the NCSML Museum Store and KJK Jewelry of New York. It has been only recently,…

The Art of Accessories, opening Nov. 4, includes pins from Madeleine Albright

October 17, 2017

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Art of Accessories, an original exhibition featuring beaded bags, decorated shoes, fanciful hats and gorgeous jewelry, will open Nov. 4 in the Petrik Gallery at the National…

Got games? Czech! New board games you’ll want to wrap up for Christmas

October 5, 2017

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The Museum Store at the NCSML is proud to introduce a new line of board games from independent board games company Czech Games Edition, whose focus is publishing games by Czech and…

We were expecting a harvest!

October 2, 2017

Heritage Garden, Social

By Marissa Hedlund, Heritage Garden Programs Intern If you’ve been keeping up-to-date about the Heritage Garden, you may remember that the kohlrabi and cabbage we had planted was getting eaten up by…

Maňa: One Girl’s Story Wins AASLH Leadership in History Award

September 22, 2017

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By Nicholas Hartmann, Ph.D., Director of Learning and Civic Engagement This year, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) awarded the Leadership in History award to the NCSML for its…

“This could be a perfect match”

September 12, 2017

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Why would a well-known TV personality (a 20-year veteran of PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow”) who also is a prominent New York City art auctioneer (president of Swann Auction Galleries in New York City)…

The Heritage Garden Perseveres

September 7, 2017

Heritage Garden, Social

By Marissa Hedlund, Heritage Garden Programs Intern Our poor Heritage Garden has not been getting enough love! With me being gone due to other responsibilities, having very little rain this month, and…

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